About 10:45 a.m., Officers Sterrett and Hutcherson went to Mitchell Street after learning John Bailey was driving a motorcycle recklessly and not wearing a helmet, police said. Bailey ran as officers approached. The officers chased him behind a house on Mitchell Street and were shot and wounded in an exchange of gunfire. Responding officers got Sterrett and Hutcherson out of the way and set up a perimeter. After a search, Bailey was found dead behind the house.
Victim's Name: James Jacob Bailey
Agency Responsible: Forest Park Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 30
Race: White
Date of Death: November 8, 2017
County: Clayton
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: Car
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 3113
Geography: Suburban